Light, temperature, photosynthesis, heterotrophy, and the lower depth limits of mesophotic coral ecosystems
The attenuation of light with increasing depth, along with reduced exposure to wave stress,
plays an important role in vertically structuring coral reef communities. Benthic …
plays an important role in vertically structuring coral reef communities. Benthic …
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in a reef-building coral
Reef-building corals are critically important species that are threatened by anthropogenic
stresses including climate change. In attempts to understand corals' responses to stress and …
stresses including climate change. In attempts to understand corals' responses to stress and …
Diversity and function of fluorescent molecules in marine animals
LH Poding, P Jägers, S Herlitze, M Huhn - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescence in marine animals has mainly been studied in Cnidaria but is found in many
different phyla such as Annelida, Crustacea, Mollusca, and Chordata. While many …
different phyla such as Annelida, Crustacea, Mollusca, and Chordata. While many …
The role of host pigments in coral photobiology
Corals have the ability to synthesize various pigments, responsible for their characteristic
vivid coloration. Most coral host pigments are green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like pigments …
vivid coloration. Most coral host pigments are green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like pigments …
[HTML][HTML] Optical feedback loop involving dinoflagellate symbiont and scleractinian host drives colorful coral bleaching
Coral bleaching, caused by the loss of brownish-colored dinoflagellate photosymbionts from
the host tissue of reef-building corals, is a major threat to reef survival. Occasionally …
the host tissue of reef-building corals, is a major threat to reef survival. Occasionally …
Green fluorescent protein-like pigments optimise the internal light environment in symbiotic reef-building corals
Pigments homologous to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) have been proposed to fine-
tune the internal light microclimate of corals, facilitating photoacclimation of photosynthetic …
tune the internal light microclimate of corals, facilitating photoacclimation of photosynthetic …
Coral color and depth drive symbiosis ecology of Montipora capitata in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i
Scleractinian corals form symbioses with diverse photosynthetic dinoflagellates (genus
Symbiodinium) that confer varying levels of performance and stress tolerance to their hosts …
Symbiodinium) that confer varying levels of performance and stress tolerance to their hosts …
Acclimatization of symbiotic corals to mesophotic light environments through wavelength transformation by fluorescent protein pigments
The depth distribution of reef-building corals exposes their photosynthetic symbionts of the
genus Symbiodinium to extreme gradients in the intensity and spectral quality of the ambient …
genus Symbiodinium to extreme gradients in the intensity and spectral quality of the ambient …
Spectral diversity and regulation of coral fluorescence in a mesophotic reef habitat in the Red Sea
The phenomenon of coral fluorescence in mesophotic reefs, although well described for
shallow waters, remains largely unstudied. We found that representatives of many …
shallow waters, remains largely unstudied. We found that representatives of many …
Differential responses of coral larvae to the colour of ambient light guide them to suitable settlement microhabitat
ME Strader, SW Davies… - Royal Society open …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Reef-building corals produce planktonic planula larvae that must select an appropriate
habitat to settle and spend the rest of their life, a behaviour that plays a critical role in …
habitat to settle and spend the rest of their life, a behaviour that plays a critical role in …